I've just finished watching 《一切完美》from the website roomie passed me cos I didn't catch a single episode when it was aired over Channel U. She kept insisting that it's nice and definitely worth the watch. My final verdict: GOOD. In fact, after watching it, it came to my realization that MediaCorp really keeps shows that are aired over the prime times as 'clean' as possible. Suitable for family. And often you can't help but feel that they have saturated their ideas and plots. There's not much breakthrough content wise and romance are cut down to the minimum. It can be likened to a piece of plasticine that's been kneaded and rolled into different shapes. Many attempts to try out different approaches, different permutation and combination of the same plot. But it's still the same piece of plasticine, the same content.

I guess that's why Singaporeans have started to venture into taiwan/hongkong/korean dramas. Sadly, MediaCorp dramas really pale in comparison these days. Let's discuss romance in dramas. Often, when I watch Taiwanese dramas, they get me wondering why the romance burns stronger in them. Emotions derieved seemed more real and you can 'feel more' for the characters in the show. People talk about 'movie experience', I would coined this the 'drama experience'. No doubt Mediacorp dramas have their fair share of romance but they're never the same. My intial conclusion: Perhaps Taiwan actors/actresses are better looking. However, I've decided against this particular reason. It's not valid for I do not deny that MediaCorp does have its assets of good looking hunks and babes.

My subsequent conclusion: The grass is just greener on the other side as it always is. However, this justification couldn't stand now. 《一切完美》is the first local drama that makes me yearn to witness the blossoming of the romantic relationship shared between Kelly and Alex. I surprised myself with the fact that it was the same kind of anticipation that I had when I watched 《命中注定我爱你》. But still, it did fall short of the latter by a little.

My final conclusion: A good 'drama experience' and a good character 人物朔造 are highly correlated. Pardon me for the use of Chinese out of nowhere. Haha. I couldn't think of more suitable words to express what I mean. These words came to my mind first. Anyhow, Alex's character is appealing and I think the underlying secret lies in the charisma/x-factor that Thomas Ong successfully brings out. Also, due to the fact that this show wasn't aired over prime time, MediaCorp played a tad more around the romance bit. Afterall, romance always has an upper hand in winning audiences. Well, come to think of it, romance is an international language too isn't it? Spoken in different ways and by many different people. It makes you cry, laugh, provoke memories and feelings. It is best at tugging at audiences' heart strings. Now you see the frenzy that's going on with Taiwan dramas? They have both.

To end this off, the following is one of the theme songs of 《一切完美》. Anyone know where I can download it from? It's nice and I'm so gonna sing it the next ktv session.

你没想像中爱我 — 石欣卉《一切完美》插曲/片尾曲